Jonathan Alden Sr. (abt. 1632 - 1697)

Born about 1632 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Hallett) Alden — married 10 Dec 1672 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1697 at about age 65 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Birth: between 1630 and 1633 at Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, son of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins.^[1]

Marriage: December 10, 1672, Duxbury, Massachusetts to Abigail Hallett.^[1]

Death: February 14, 1697 at Duxbury, Massachusetts. 65th year^[2][1]

Burial: Feb 17, 1697, Old Cem.chestnut, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Alternate: Old Cemetery, Center Street, Duxbury, Massachusetts)^[2]

Family Summary:^[1]

Wife: Abigail Hallett

Child: Elizabeth Alden

Child: Anna Alden

Child: Sarah Alden

Child: John Alden

Child: Andrew Alden

Child: Jonathan Alden

Miscellaneous Documents

On 08 January 1679/80, Experience Mitchell transferred land at Bridgewater to Edward Fobes. The deed was witnessed by John² Soule and Jonathan² Alden, their signatures all shown.^[3]

Probate

On 4 March 1696/97, the letter of administration was granted to his widow Abigail. He died intestate. His inventory was taken on 3 March 1696/97 in Duxbury and recorded in Plymouth.^[4]

In 1703, the estate distribution was set out to his widow, Abigail, and three sons (John (eldest) is the only child mentioned by name), and three daughters.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Family of John Alden. Mayflower Families through Five Generation. Vol 16 part 1. (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999) p. 43
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #13221680 Image of gravestone
3. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, "A deed from Experience Mitchell to Edward Fobes with the Autographs of John Alden, Jonathan² Alden and John² Soule," Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 7(1905):1-3. Link on Google Books. Link on Archive.org.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-JDQM : 21 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 135 of 490; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6SLM : 23 March 2023), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2 > image 28 of 106; State Archives, Boston.

• Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford and Williams, Alicia Crane, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16 Part 1 of 3, John Alden, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002.

• Robert Charles Anderson, "John Alden", Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol I, Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society 1995

• Genealogy of Mary Jane Bradway, married Asa Rufus Snow. Compiled by Kearney W. Greenwald and wife Frieda Greenwald, from Research by Bette Bradway, a professional registered Genealogist.

• Information was taken from the Alden Kindred website

• Fielding, Harriet Chapin. The Ancestors and Descendants of Isaac Alden and Irene Smith, His Wife (East Orange, N.J, 1903) Page 8